Cornell University marine ecologists and computer scientists have shown that grazing by sea snails and other marine herbivores has a big impact on the scale of seagrass wasting disease — contributing ...

ColobusYeti/iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus Giant isopods like those of the genus Bathynomus are relatives of the more familiar pill bugs that you might well find in your backyard.

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects ...

Study author Nguyen Thanh Son poses with a supergiant isopod at a seafood market (Picture: Peter Ng/ZooKeys /Cover Images) They have so far only been found near the Spratly Islands in Vietnam ...

Weighing over a kilogram, giant isopods like B. vaderi are an example of deep-sea gigantism ... jamesi are visible when viewed from above in B. vaderi (G and C in the images below respectively). The ...

Top row from left: isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii), dogwhelk (Nucella canaliculata ... polychaete worm (Eulalia quadrioculata), shore crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis). (Photos by Emily Longman and Eric ...

These “supergiant” isopods are found near the Spratly Islands and have become ... a “large”-headed river creature and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Zarei, ...

Top row from left: isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii), dogwhelk ... Indigenous knowledge, and old photos, are treasure troves," Longman said. "They're the only window into the past for a lot ...

These “supergiant” isopods are found near the Spratly Islands ... creature and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Zarei, Mathebula and Chakona (2025) In South ...

Revered as a delicacy in Vietnam, giant isopods like B. vaderi are sold for steep prices at fish markets and restaurants. Researchers believe that their commercial value could either threaten the ...